Remembering the Great War, An Evening of Words and Music

Marking the First World War Centenary: Prisoners of War 1914-1918

1 November 2018, 18.30Where: Kent History and Library CentreAbout: Mary Kemp draws on family history and her research for the Culture in Captivity HLF project in her talk about the experiences of POWs and internees during the First World War. The stories of local men will feature. Mary will also play solo violin excerpts of evocative music.Visit:www.gatewaysfww.org.uk/events/marking-first-world-war-centenary-prisoners-war-1914-1918

Internment Research Centre Launch and Seminar 2018

3 November 2018, 9.30
Where: Heritage Hub, Kirkstile, HawickAbout: A seminar by the Internment Research Centre looking at life behind the wire during the First World War, including artefacts, collections, books and translations.Visit: www.stobscamp.org./events/irclaunch/

Harvey Cushing in Flanders Fields

8 November 2018, 18.00
Where: University of KentAbout: A seminar about Harvey Cushing, an American surgeon who was Head of the American Base Hospital 5, the Harvard University Hospital, during the 3rd Battle of Ypres in the summer of 1917.Visit:www.gatewaysfww.org.uk/events/seminar-harvey-cushing

Beyond War - Visualising Peace: artists respond to the armistice of 1918

10 November 2018 to 10 February 2019
Where: The Beaney, CanterburyAbout: An exhibition that takes as its starting point the end of the momentous world war of 1914–18 and the view of the future for the survivors. The exhibition also features works by selected Kent artists responding to both this theme and also that of concepts of peace and memorials, as well as our view of these issues a hundred years later.Visit:www.gatewaysfww.org.uk/events/beyond-war-visualising-peace

Wheathampstead during the Great War 1914-1920

YMCA WW1 History Papers

12 November 2018, 11.00
Where: Charterhouse Square, LondonAbout: An opportunity to learn about the YMCA’s service during WWI through the work of war artist Walter P. Starmer and Father Bouchier of St. Jude’s on the Hill. Speakers include Rev Alan Walker and Professor Clyde Binfield.Visit: www.gatewaysfww.org.uk/events/ymca-ww1-history-papers

The Impact of the First World War on UCL

13 November 2018, 13.00
Where: University College LondonAbout: A lecture by Georgina Brewis looking at how the First World War impacted on UCL. Over 2,600 members and former members of College served during the war. The UCL community experienced an intense sense of rupture. Part of the College was requisitioned as a military hospital, while the research activities of many academic departments were directed to the war effort. Student numbers halved, but UCL also welcomed and supported several hundred Belgian refugee students and military personnel taking evening courses. Women formed a majority of the much-reduced student body, playing a leading role in College life.Visit:everydaylivesinwar.herts.ac.uk/event/the-impact-of-the-first-world-war-on-ucl

Perspectives on War: World War 1 to 2018

14 November 2018, 19.00
Where: The Magistrates, Farnan Avenue, LondonAbout: An evening of talks about different subjects relating to the First World War. This includes Yewande Okuleye, from the University of Leicester, speaking on "Belo Akure, A Nigerian Soldier" and Dave O’Carroll, from War Child, speaking on “100 years on: what’s changed for children in war?”. The event will also include exhibitions on cinema during the First World War and the Indian Army.Visit:www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/perspectives-on-war-world-war-1-to-2018-tickets-51245999163

Harwich Haven – Surrender & Sanctuary

17-18 November 2018
Where: HarwichAbout: Weekend of activities looking at the surrender of the German U-Boat fleet which took place in Harwich during November 1918 after the end of the war.Visit:harwichhavenhistory.co.uk/whats-on/

The Imperial War Graves Commission, Princess Beatrice and the grave of Prince Maurice of Battenberg

22 November 2018, 19.00
Where: YpresAbout: A seminar by Professor Mark Connelly looking at the story of Prince Maurice of Battenberg, who was the only direct member of the British Royal Family to be killed in the Great War, and the battle by his mother to try and get his body repatriated.Visit:www.gatewaysfww.org.uk/events/seminar-maurice-of-battenberg

The Legacy of Commemoration 1918-2018 and Beyond

25 November 2018, 10.00
Where: Wiltshire and Swindon History CentreAbout: A joint conference between Wiltshire and Swindon History Centre and Wiltshire Local History Forum, looking at the legacy post-2018 of diverse local projects to research and commemorate the First World War.Visit:wiltshirelocalhistory.org

Revisiting the Black Parisian Moment: 1918–19

26 October, 10.30
Where: The British LibraryAbout: Exploring the connections between Black intellectual thought, military presence, and jazz cultures at the critical juncture of Paris in the immediate post-war period. How pan-Africanism, Black nationalism, anti-colonialism and civil rights became embedded in post-war culture, and find out how jazz speaks to otherwise overlooked Black histories. Visit: www.bl.uk/events/revisiting-the-black-parisian-moment